We sailed across the bay from Palma to Arenal to get a little cheaper marina prices. We had a great sail since we were in no hurry and the wind was light but pushing us along. We found Arenal to be quite a fun place to be. The German influence is undoubtedly a factor. It seems to be the place for the 18-30 year old Germans to vacation as most signage and menus are in German...not Spanish...??? They do like to have their fun...we caught a few "Little Piggies" having a good time (photo #2). The beach runs about 4 miles from El Arenal back to Palma. There is a Mini Tourist Train that takes you up and down the Promenade. The first day we walked up and back but the second day we wanted to return to the "MEGA PARK" which is a small version of a German Beer Tent at Oktoberfest in Munich. There were lots of Germans singing their team "fight songs", the worst go-go dancers on top of tables and many tubes and large mugs of drink. We sat and had a liter of Sangria...with lots and lots of straws...maybe we were supposed to share??? (photo #4). Then we hopped back onto the Mini Train. An older German fellow sat two rows in front of us and John noticed his Denver Bronco Superbowl XXXII hat he was wearing from 1999. John shouted "Go Broncos" and the man turned around giving us a very strange look which told us he didn't understand a thing John was shouting. So John...being John...found someone who also spoke English and had him offer the man money for his hat (since John had lost his in the sea many, many years ago). When the man turned around again John noticed that not only was it a Denver Bronco Superbowl hat...BUT IT WAS SIGNED BY JOHN ELWAY. Well, John offered the man mucho Euros but he wouldn't sell. John was definitely possessed by that hat the rest of the day but we never saw the man again. It is just one of those things that makes you go hmmmmm as to why he had that hat and if he really understood the significance of what he was wearing. The same day I was rummaging through some stretchy wrist bands that the kids wear these days and low and behold there was a Denver Nuggets one. Another hmmmm.
2 comments:
Go Broncos is right! I lived in Arvada for about 10 yrs and was a season ticket holder during the early Elway Years. Sorry you couldn't score the cap. Perhaps a Raiders or Chiefs hat will do?
I want one of those piggy hats for my friend NeMar Noulles!
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